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Wissahickon Valley Park

Forbidden Drive

2 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 50 min

Forbidden Drive is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It climbs 318 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 282 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.07943, -75.22513
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Directions

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Forbidden Drive

2 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 50 min

Elevation 101–283 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.07943, -75.22513

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Hillcrest Av stop 511 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forbidden-drive-out-back-3-km-df91

Trail surface

80% dirt6% gravel2% boardwalk12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Av & Hillcrest Av stop 511 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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